British Rail Class 931
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The British Rail Class 931 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units converted for departmental use. Originally the series was reserved for Route Learning and Stores units. In recent years, however, other types have also been given numbers in this series.
The Southern Region initially numbered its departmental EMUs in a series between S1 and S101. In 1968, a new series was adopted; 001-099. Existing units were renumbered to fit in that series, which also included other non-passenger stock, i.e. those EMUs converted for parcels traffic. It should be noted that several of the numbers 001-099 have been reused for different units.
When TOPS class numbers were applied, these units mostly retained their existing numbers as the last three digits of their new TOPS class number. The table below lists all the units numbered in the Class 931 series, together with the route learning and stores units used by the SR prior to the application of TOPS numbers.
| Key: | In service | Withdrawn | Preserved | Reclassified | Scrapped |
|---|
| Unit No. | Converted | Use | Former
Class |
Final livery | Original Formation | Wdn. | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOPS | SR Series | Original | DM | DM (*DT) | ||||||
| 931001 | - | ? | ? | Route learner unit | 416 | NSE | 977857 ex.65346 | 977856* ex.77531 | 2002 | Scrapped (2004) |
| 931002 | - | ? | ? | Route learner unit | 416 | NSE | 977917 ex.65331 | 977918* ex.77516 | 2002 | Scrapped (2004) |
| - | 018 (2nd) | ? | ? | Stores unit | 416 | Blue | 977290 ex.65318 | 977291 ex.65324 | 1993 | Scrapped (1993) |
| - | 019 (2nd) | ? | ? | Stores unit | 418 | Blue | 977068 ex.14549 | 977069* ex.16029 | 1993 | Scrapped (1993) |
| - | 020 (2nd) | ? | ? | Stores unit | 414 | Blue | 977213 ex.61627 | 977214 ex.75362 | 1988 | Scrapped (1988) |
| - | 022 | 2613/2669 | ? | Stores unit | 402 | Blue | DS70315 ex.10731 | DS70318 ex.10787 | ? | Scrapped (1985) |
| - | 023 | 2624/2642 | ? | Stores unit | 402 | Blue | DS70316 ex.10742 | DS70317 ex.10760 | ? | Scrapped (1987) |
| - | 024 | 4378 | 1973 | Stores unit | 405 | Blue | 975250 ex.10829 | 975251 ex.10830 | 1989 | Scrapped (1990) |
| 931062 | ex.930026 | ? | ? | Carriage cleaning fluid unit | 416 | NSE | 977559 ex.65313 | 977560 ex.65320 | 2002 | Scrapped (2004) |
| 931090 | - | 9010 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | NSE | 68010 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931091 | - | 9001 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | NSE | 68001 | - | 1998 | Preserved |
| 931092 | - | 9002 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | NSE | 68002 | - | 2004 | Preserved |
| 931093 | - | 9003 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | Blue | 68003 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931094 | - | 9004 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | NSE | 68004 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931095 | - | 9005 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | LSE "Jaffa Cake" | 68005 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931096 | - | 9006 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | LSE "Jaffa Cake" | 68006 | - | 1994 | Scrapped (1994) |
| 931097 | - | 9007 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | LSE "Jaffa Cake" | 68007 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931098 | - | 9008 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | NSE | 68008 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
| 931099 | - | 9009 | ? | Tractor unit | 419 | LSE "Jaffa Cake" | 68009 | - | 1997 | Preserved |
